London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – US President Donald Trump’s America First trade policy has seen the global economy enter a new era of […]
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Rapid Move to Wind and Solar Power would Save the world $12 Trillion: Oxford Study
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A transition away from fossil fuels to renewable sources of power by 2050 will save the world $12 trillion, according […]
Mehran Kamrava, ‘Triumph and Despair: in Search of Iran’s Islamic Republic’ (Review)
Review of Mehran Kamrava, Triumph and Despair: In Search of Iran’s Islamic Republic (London: Hurst and Co., 2022). Barcelona (Special to Informed Comment) – During […]
Iran: Two Protesters Executed in Grossly Unfair Trials, Several More in Danger (HRW)
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities’ execution of two men in connection with widespread antigovernment protests is a gross miscarriage of justice and […]
One Third of the Food Americans Buy is Wasted, Hurting the Climate and Consumers’ Wallets
By Brian E. Roe, The Ohio State University | – You saw it at Thanksgiving, and you’ll likely see it at your next holiday feast: […]
UN: 11,000 Boys and Girls have been Killed or Wounded in the Yemeni War that the US backed
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – UN News reports that 11,000 boys and girls are estimated to have been killed or wounded by direct violence in […]
Climate Action in Middle East is Doomed to fail without Reform and Peace
By Sustainabiity Times | – ( Sustainability Times) – The United Nations COP27 conference has now drawn to a close, with talks culminating in a […]
Northeast Syria: Turkish Strikes Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis
Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Turkish airstrikes since November 20, 2022, are inflicting damage on densely populated areas and critical infrastructure across north and northeast […]
What are Iran’s morality Police? A Scholar of the Middle East explains their History
By Pardis Mahdavi, The University of Montana | – Until recently, most people outside of Iran had never heard of the country’s morality police, let […]
At Arab Summit, China’s Xi calls for End to Israeli Settlements and Quick Establishment of Palestinian State With East Jerusalem as Capital
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – China’s trade with the Arab world was over $330 billion in 2021, and will likely be a third larger this […]
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